Iran’s Record Internet Block Stokes Fears Crackdown to Go On

Armed police during a pro-government rally in Tehran, on Jan. 12.Photographer: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/AP Photo

Iran is enduring its most extensive internet blackout on record, activists say, raising fears that Tehran’s crackdown on protesters may persist despite assurances it would ease punishments.

The internet shutdown has lasted eight days, longer than the blackout during the country’s 2019 demonstrations, global internet monitor Netblocks said on Friday.